19th CENTURY MAIL TO EUROPE; Range on annotated leaves inc.1843 E to London with "GUAYRA/FRANCA" double-ring UDC on front and St Thomas double-arc d.s. on rear, 1847 EL to Bordeaux with framed "COLONIES/&c ART.13." h.s. on front and "PORTO-CABELLO" double-arc d.s. on rear, 1852 EL to Bordeaux where "2" reales h.s., Calais transit d.s., framed "COLONIES/&c ART.13." and double-ring "GUAYRA/FRANCA" UDC on front, 1856 EL: to Bordeaux ex La Guayra with "2" reales and framed "COLONIES/ART-18" h.s. on front, 1858 EL 'via Demerara' to Hamburg datelined at Ciudad Bolivar with Demerara cds on rear 1867 env. to Bordeaux with merchant cachets of Ciudad Bolivar and Trinidad and framed "GB/1F60c" mark on front, 1870 E to London rated '1/-' with "CIUDAD-BOLIVAR/PAID" cds on front and a few more similar examples. (12 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, TRINIDAD (Image)